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2022-11-21 23:05:58 Orginal size: 7131×4011
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2022-11-21 23:05:58 Cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado ( Brad McGinley Photography/Getty Images)

Featured on Bing - November 16, 2022

INFORMATION: At its World Heritage Convention on November 16, 1972, UNESCO adopted an international treaty that for the first time linked the concepts of nature conservation and preservation of cultural properties. The World Heritage Sites program was sparked by Egypt's plans to construct the Aswan High Dam. UNESCO helped save thousands of antiquities that would have been lost as a result of the dam, which flooded a large swath of the Nile Valley.

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2022-11-21 23:05:57 Orginal size: 5285×2973
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2022-11-21 23:05:57 North American river otters swimming in Acadia National Park, Maine ( George Sanker/Minden Pictures)

Featured on Bing - November 15, 2022

INFORMATION: You 'otter' know something about the creatures in today's photo. They're a pair of North American river otters swimming in Maine's Acadia National Park. Technically members of the weasel family, these 'water dogs' aren't just locked into rivers. They can be found in other waterways and along the coasts of North America. A myopic animal with eyesight adapted to help with swimming, river otters will come right up on humans or boats, usually within a few feet.

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2022-11-21 23:05:57 Orginal size: 5464×3074
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2022-11-21 23:05:57 Ruins of the medieval castle of the Knights of St. John above the village of Chorio, Halki Island, Greece ( Massimo Ripani/eStock Photo)

Featured on Bing - November 14, 2022

INFORMATION: Halki, a tiny Greek island in the Aegean Sea, is the type of place you go to when you need a getaway from your getaway. Off the beaten path, Halki is quiet and sleepy when other Greek islands are flush with visitors. The only way to arrive is by ferry. Halki, with a total area of just 11 sun-kissed square miles, is the smallest inhabited island in the Dodecanese island group.

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2022-11-21 23:05:57 Orginal size: 5582×3140
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2022-11-21 23:05:57 The Punch Bowl on the River Quoich in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ( AWL Images/Danita Delimont)

Featured on Bing - November 13, 2022

INFORMATION: In the eastern Highlands of Scotland, tucked into the forested plateaus of the Cairngorms mountain range, is a small but beloved river that runs through a ravine. The River Quoich is frequented by nature lovers, hikers, and intrepid paddlers willing to brave its surprisingly swift currents and its several waterfalls, including the one featured here, the Linn of Quoich. This spot is famous for the bowl-shaped cavity in the rock that you see on the left.

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2022-11-21 23:05:57 Orginal size: 4814×2708
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2022-11-21 23:05:57 Bald eagles near Haines, Alaska ( Marion Vollborn/Minden Pictures)

Featured on Bing - November 12, 2022

INFORMATION: Each November as many as 4,000 bald eagles descend on the Chilkat River near Haines, Alaska, to feed on the late run of chum and coho salmon that have returned to spawn in the river flats. It's a feast for birds and birders alike, as the raptors tear into a never-ending supply of tasty fish. The largest congregation of eagles in the world, it's celebrated by the annual Alaska Bald Eagle Festival in the second week of November. The event features live raptor demonstrations, educational programs, guided hikes, and live music.

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